the breaking headline, the arrest tonight in the murder of a prominent synagogue leader. first, the house voting moments ago. republicans voting to formalize the impeachment inquiry involving the president, but where is the evidence? and the stunning moment today the president's son hunter biden coming before the cameras. eric ruse life at the white house. the storm across several state, the storm bringing heavy snow, rain, damaging rains. it will slam the south, too and the northeast. rob marciano timing it out. the news breaking late today. police arresting a suspect for the murder of a prominent synagogue leader in detroit. >> one college student dying and three others overcome by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in campus housing. tonight, the fbi now on the case after several attempted abductions. three young women separately targeted near campus. the suspect, they say following the women in his car. tonight, the families of the american hostages still being held captive by hamas meeting with president biden and what they said afterward. breaking news involving the supreme court tonight agreeing to look at two major issues that could affect january 6th prosecutions and donald trump. terry moran standing by. a landmark deal at the climate summit, nearly 200 nations and what they decideded when it comes to oil, gas and coal. martha raddatz reporting. >> tesla recalling 2 million vehicles because of issues with its autopilot feature after a string of accidents and our made in america christmas. your ideas pouringing in and someone else, too. >> hi, david. it is that time of year again. your made in america and my favorite things. today oprah is here with made in america gifts, too, and tonight we go to find them. ♪ ♪ from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. we do begin with the breaking news from capitol hill just a short time ago. house republicans voting to formalize the impeachment inquiry into president biden despite providing no evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors. they say they need the inquiry to find the evidence. tonight, president biden's reaction just in here and it comes just hours after the stunning moment today, the president's son hunter biden before the cameras acknowledging personal failure, but saying the house's year-long investigation of him is, quote, all to embarrass and damage his father. our chief white house correspondent barry bruce leading us off tonight. >> tonight the impeachment inquiry into president biden, the move coming hours after the president's son made a surprise appearance on capitol hill. >> for six years i've been the target of the unrelenting trump attack machine shouting "where's hunter"? well, here's my answer. i am here. >> for years, republicans have tried to tie president biden to his son's business dealings, but have found no concrete evidence of wrongdoing. hunter biden already indicted for failing to pay taxes he has since repaid today insisting his father did nothing wrong. >> in the depths of my addiction i was extremely irresponsible with my finances, but to suggest that is grounds for an impeachment inquiry is beyond the absurd. it's shameless. there are no grounds to up is ort the allegations that my father was involved in my business because it did not happen. >> house republican his subpoenaed him to testify today behind closed doors, but hunter biden says if they want to hear from him, it should be in public. >> they ridiculed my struggle with addiction. they belittled my recovery, and they have tried to dehumanize me all to embarrass and damage my father who has devoted his entire public life to service. >> tonight the chair of the republican judiciary committee jim jordan says they will hold hunter biden in contempt for defying their subpoena. this though jordan himself refused to comply with a subpoena for the january 6th committee. today, a different tune. >> along, congress asks you to come you're supposed to come and testify. >> house republicans have spent a year investigating the bidens and have come up with nothing on the president. they say formalizing their impeachment inquiry tonight will allow them access to more documents. >> the white house has chosen this moment to stonewall and resist the legitimate investigative powers of the house. >> democrats say it's all a sham, less than a year before the election. >> donald trump, the puppet master, has directed extreme maga republicans to la political hit job against president joe biden. >> let's get right to mary bruce. the president responding to this just before we came on the air tonight? >> the president is calling this a baseless political stunt, not supported by facts. biden saying instead of doing their jobs, house republicans are focused on, quote, attacking me with lies and as for hunter biden the white house says the president was aware of what he was going to say and that he is proud his son. david? >> mary bruce, leading us off tonight. thank you. meanwhile, we are tracking a major new winter storm moving across the country. the warnings set to slam the south next and then right up the east coast into the northeast. snow, heavy rain and damaging winds all over again. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all for us. hi, rob. >> this is a potent upper-level storm that will blossom over the next couple of days bringing the winter conditions to the southern rockies and six to 12 inches of snow coming over the next 12 to 18 hours and heavy rain into the i-35 corridor and the tapping moisture in the gulf of mexico and dallas and houston, and florida will get slammed on saturday with wind and rain and all of this moisture pushes up the east coast during the day on sunday and reaching into the northeast sunday night into monday. if you're getting a start to holiday travel into the east saturday and sunday you'll have issues. >> rob marciano back with us tonight. thank you, rob. to the tragedy on campus. authorities say one student has died and three others overcome by carbon monoxide in campus housing. this all playing out in olympia, washington and here's mola tonight. >> tonight demanding answers after a carbon monoxide leak that killed one student and injured three others just before winter break. >> no justice, no peace! ? several students holding up signs and pointing the finger at the administration at inadequate housing on camp us. >> so many people have been harmed by mold in the door, something going wrong with their dorm. >> the conditions here are just terrible. >> it was on monday when according to officials officers were called to an area of student housing when a resident's manager could not contact a student in the home. an officer breaking down the door to get inside. >> male the mouth. >> 21-year-old computer science major jonathan rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators are now working to pinpoint where the leak came from. just that day, campus contractor responded to carbon monoxide alarms in that same complex. >> a forensic engineering team specializing in carbon monoxide poisoning. mola lenghi. thank you. the fbi is now on the case after several attempted abductions and all of them involving young women being followed at the university of ar arizona's. here's abc's doreen shaw tonight. >> the university of arizona after the attempted abductions of three female college students in the last week. >> uapd is enhancing its patrol capabilities. we're working hard to saturate the campus within the area and outside the area. >> the three incidents taking place within a mile of the tucson campus repeating a similar pattern. a man following the women in his car. one victim attacked from behind, screaming before the suspect fled. a second woman reporting being followed by that vehicle. the third woman, groped, but able to get away. all of the victims describe the suspect as a man 30 to 40 years old, around 6 feet tall with a medium, heavyset build and close, cropped hair. police say he's driving an early 2000s dark blue toyota camry or corolla with tints windows and plates. police urging students to take precautions while the suspect is on the loose. >> i woebn't be by myself or on the phone with someone nearby. >> fbi offering to process to help produce leads on the suspect as quickly as possible. >> zohreen shah tonight, thank you. we turn to hamas tonight, the families of the american hostages still being held captive by hamas meeting with president biden and what they said after ward. one family saying they are hoping for a christmas miracle. here's james longman. >> tonight, president biden meeting with the families of the eight americans held hostage by hamas for 68 days. jonathan deacon's son sagi among the 135 people still in captivity. >> the u.s. administration is completely committed to getting the hostages out. >> liz naftali whose 4-year-old grand niece was recently freed with a message. >> we love a christmas miracle. we would love all of our loved ones to come back and be with us for christmas. >> the white house says biden was moved by their stories and their hope and after his comments at a fund raiser tuesday where he warned israel is starting to lose support around the world over their, quote, indiscriminate bombing of gaza. prime minister netanyahu today vowing to continue the fight until the destruction of hamas, but that fight coming at a cost. ten israeli soldiers have died in gaza in the past 24 hours, the highest combat death toll since october, and misery in gaza. massive storms sparking floods. this child's body carried through knee-deep water. there's no dignity in death here. we've been following the 68 grandfather now living in a makeshift tents with his family after fleeing to rafah, and i spoke to him after the phone. >> what happened to your tent? >> the rain come in the tent. >> your tent was flooded last night? >> yes. yes. in the morning i cover the tent with plastic bag. >> raji is running out of options. >> very difficult, but what can i do? >> after that meeting with president biden, david, one hostage family member said she felt president biden had brought the light when there had been so much darkness. >> everyone thinking about those families. james longman in israel. thank you, james. tonight, breaking news at the supreme court. the nation's high of the court agreeing now to take on a challenge to the felony obstruction statute which has been used to prosecute 300 defendants on the january 6th attack on the capitol. let's bring in terry moran who covers the white house. the court's decision could affect hundreds of cases including those who attacked the capitol and it could also affect donald trump. >> it sure could, david. this could have a huge impact. hundreds of january 6th defendants and donald trump himself has been charged under a federal law that makes it a crime to obstruct an official proceeding, but today the supreme court agreed to hear an appeal from one january 6th defendant who argues that that law which was passed by congress to deal with witness tampering in corporate criminal cases cannot be applied to the attack on the capitol. republicans have been making this case for months, some arguing that the justice department should prosecute liberal protesters who disrupted proceedings in tennessee and new york city earlier this year and two of the four charges that trump faces in this case are based on that lawsuit. the court's move is a big win for him and he got another win today when the judge in this case delayed the entire case while trump appeals another issue. his claim of presidential immunity for any of his actions leading up to january 6th and after the election. this delay could delay the start of his trial scheduled to begin early march for months. david? >> terry moran who covers the court for us. terry, thank you. >> tonight the high court also taking on a case involving the expanded use of the abortion pill mifepristone. the fifth circuit court of appeals saying the fda overstepped its authority by allowing the drug to be prescribed virtually, mailed to patients patients and getting it home. the case is also a direct challenge to the fda's approval process which could affect the future approval of all sorts of drugs. we turn to the landmark deal of the u.n. climate summit. nearly 200 nations agreeing to, quote, transition away from fossil fuels, oil, gas and coal, the primary source of global warming. here's martha rad as. >> hearing no objection, it is so decided. [ applause ] >> tonight, after decades of debate and disagreements a breakthrough in tackling global warming. for the first time some 200 countries at the u.n. climate summit in dubai approving a plan that calls for transitioning away from oil, gas and coal increasing renewable energy, cutting methane emissions and establishing a fund to help countries most vulnerable to climate change. >> this is a sea change moment, but it doesn't mean you've solved everything overnight. we have to keep pushing. >> the agreement comes after earth's hottest year ever recorded and record highs in fossil fuel emissions. many nations had urged stronger language in the agreement calling for a flat-out phaseout of fossil fuels and while this climate pact is considered a milestone, it is not legally binding and there are no set ways to enforce >> climate scientists say the world has to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030. ultimately it will be up to these 200 countries to follow through with their own goals, but the hope is there will be a measurable impact. david? 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